Mar 10
6
Margaret H.
In January, some friends and I planned a trip to Peru to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. Since I had never worked out a day in my life, I decided that working with a trainer would be the best way to be prepared for this trip.
After looking into many gyms in the area, I chose to train with Jay at O3 Health and Fitness. I loved the idea of training in a private environment yet still having access to the equipment on a regular basis.
Soon after my training began, I could already see a difference in my balancing skills and calf and shoulder muscles. The best part was that I was sleeping better and noticing a major difference in my daily activities. Even my friends and family saw a major difference in my looks and attitude.
Jay kept the workouts fresh and interesting by having new and different series of workouts every time we met. He also helped me learn more about daily nutrition and how to use food to help in building muscle and loosing weight.
Not only did I gain muscle and shed some of those love handles, but Jay helped to push me further than I had ever imagined. It was very satisfying learning to successfully complete an exercise.
In September I completed a four day hike on the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It was a grueling hike full of steep rocks, long downhills and extremely difficult uphills. But the feeling of completing this trail was one of great pride and satisfaction. I know that if I had not trained with Jay at O3, I would have not have had the muscle, energy or stamina to keep going in order to accomplish my goal of completing the Inca Trail.
